Writings and Sermons
The readings for this Sunday can be found at this link: Lent 4 Readings. I worked most closely with Numbers 21:4-9. There are snakes in the Lectionary! Poisonous snakes. And what does it all have to do with hope. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon begins. This is one of […]
Read MoreThe lessons for this Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with 1 Corinthians 1:18-25. I love debating, but that doesn’t mean I want to answer when Paul asks for a debater. Of course, Paul isn’t playing fair. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon starts. Thank you for […]
Read MoreThe Lessons for Lent 2 can be found here. I worked most closely with Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16. No matter where Abraham goes, what happens, something very important keeps happening. This sermon was preached for the last service at St John’s. The Parish made the hard decision to close. Listen: Lent 2, 2012
Read MoreThe lessons for Ash Wednesday can be found here. I worked most closely with Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21. Lent is a time for re-examination and repentance. One tool for helping with this is a Rule of Life. Also I mention funny trivia about Benedict and the Benedictine Rule. (There will be a few moments of silence […]
Read MoreThe Lessons for this Sunday can be found here. Isaiah talks about the glory of God, Jesus heals Simon’s mother-in-law, and I toss in a Heinlein quote. N.B. The Heinlein quote comes from Time Enough for Love. Listen: Epiphany 5, 2012
Read MoreThe Lessons for this Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with Psalm 111. How are we to praise God in an assembly of the upright when we know that we often aren’t? And yet we come together every week, as we should. N.B. The quotes are close but not exact. My memory […]
Read MoreThe lessons for this Sunday can be found here. I worked most closely with 1 Samuel 3:1-20 and 1 Corinthians 6:12-20. Samuel (and Eli’s sons), Paul, and Martin Luther King Jr. “All things are lawful for me but not all things are beneficial.” Paul is making an ageless point. The pursuit of what is beneficial […]
Read MoreThe Lessons for the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord can be found here. I worked with Genesis 1:1-5 and Mark 1:4-11. It all begins with water: creation, Jesus’s ministry, Christian life. Mostly gratuitous Hebrew and Star Trek references thrown in, both for my own amusement. (There will be a few moments of silence […]
Read MoreThe Lessons for the Feast of the Holy Name can be found here. I worked most closely with Philippians 2:5-11 and the history of God’s name. God’s name was not to be spoken and then Gabriel had a meeting with Mary. (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon begins. Thank you […]
Read MoreWe read the lessons for Christmas II. However, Christmas is one of the times my preaching is as much about the season as the lessons. Christmas Presents: giving and opening. How could this be about Jesus? (There will be a few moments of silence before the sermon begins. Thank you for your patience.) Listen: Christmas, […]
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